Vehicle crashes into transformer causing power outage, Slinger WI
TrafficA vehicle crashed near Farmstead Drive, hitting a transformer. This caused multiple power lines to fall and created an electrical hazard. The crash led to a power outage in much of the village. Emergency crews are on scene assessing the damage and ensuring safety.
Audio|Source: Washington County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
4-5-2 Conant-223.
00:05
4-5-2 are pretty far into the off-field.
00:21
Come on, go ahead.
00:23
Any cars coming to the accident is done to hate to back the south?
00:31
No, 56.3.
00:37
The 492, County. I'm 1023. 292, County. I'm 1023.
00:42
Okay.
00:44
Four or five, two, coming.
00:47
Two. Two.
00:49
easier to put them to get in on farm said.
00:55
Forfe2.
00:57
3453.
01:00
Is there?
01:02
223. You have not a right. Can you contact? Hartford Electric.
01:14
242.20.
01:23
492 County.
01:26
Do you have the 28th for this?
01:31
10-74[1]-492. 2.502, the county fire.
01:43
336 stations for patrol.
01:46
Go ahead.
01:49
Blackler-in.
02:06
John, here's from the Slinger and Lifestead Units.
02:09
Best access is Farmstead Drive to the crash Slinger, Washington County.
02:14
The best access would be the Farmstead Drive for all-time steam reference to crash at Ardardt, Washington.
02:29
Washington County shares from the slinger lifestyle. Best access to the crash at Arlington is Take Farmstead. Well, the firm says, right, best access to the crash at Arctic, Washington, cross-venty, 10-9-7 site.
02:42
If you haven't done it already in contacting Hartford-Elegric, can you just advise or let them know,
02:47
there are multiple power lines that are exposed on the ground where the transformer was hit.
02:57
County Fire Center Command, you can show us on scene?
03:05
216th Command Road.
03:07
What is the route of travel you want to come in?
03:13
Just paid south of us south of the scene. We're assessing that now. They said it come off a farmstead.
03:21
County Fire, Senator Command, did you show that we're on scene?
03:25
Keep coming.
03:27
The first two.
03:30
2160, this is Leonard Command.
03:36
The vehicle is at the end of that cul-de-sac call a farmstead, so it turned right down to farmstead first to left, and it'll be at the end of that cul-de-sac.
03:51
12-613, can you switch to tech block for a 1090?
03:55
3-9491 we don't have any blockage or anything here you could probably 10.22.
04:05
And operations?
04:08
Go ahead, operations.
04:11
I have steam coming from the car, I don't know if we can get a check on it.
04:15
Also, the electric box is going to be in front of Lifestar, green electric box. We're not looking for a pole, it's the box that was on fire.
04:24
We need a crew to assess that and make sure we don't have danger.
04:30
I'm sure up to Slinger Fire. This is a second call. Second call for Slinger Fire Department. You are needed at 110 Winter Lane, 110 Winter Lane for carbon monoxide alarms going off. No symptoms.
04:48
Command operations, the steam has died down. There's no steam coming off. A little bit of steam, but it's died down.
04:58
That's 2160 command.
05:02
60.
05:04
111 time, very much shift, for 22-0-20.
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Comference.
05:15
Stand by that 5'8.
05:18
Due to the transformer being hit, the majority of the village is out of color.
05:23
We have another call that's going on as well. So turn right, first left, end of the cul-de-sac. You'll see command.
05:30
2,100, command.
05:40
This is 92, we're en route. Nobody else is at 2100.
05:45
92, I need you to come on 175 in front of the ambulance to assess the electrical box.
05:54
238 station 108, copy extra attention.
05:59
For the carbon monoxide alarm.
06:01
Go to 110, Winter Lane, carbon monoxide alarm.
06:05
20-fighter command.
06:12
We did acknowledge the second call will be enrolled shortly.
06:18
4-5-2 calling.
06:20
Mr. Lane for the carbon monoxide call.
06:24
We don't need any.
06:30
Man operations.
06:34
Go ahead. Go to 110 winter lane.
06:40
They have 4 at the station to do that. Please respond to the first call on 175 just north of the ambulance just so that we can check.
06:51
92 responded to the first call.
06:56
92, stop by command and grab the tick as you go up.
07:01
Like I said, the electrical boxes hit. I don't see anything from here, but we just need to get eyes on it.
Police codes explained
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10-74: Negative
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Location mentioned:
Farmstead Dr, Slinger, WI 53086
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